Louisiana Blues and Zydeco

This is the 2005 edition of the classic 1960s release. An alternate 1990 version (CD 329) with slightly different tracks is also available here.
Zydeco music, which melds French, Native American, and blues traditions, is popular among the many French-speaking Black Creoles living along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf coast. That its appeal reaches well beyond the region is partly because of Clifton Chenier, who is often credited with introducing the music to audiences outside of his native southwestern Louisiana. This collection features some early recordings by Chenier; he plays accordion and sings in French Creole patois and English.
Track Listing
101
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Zydeco et Pas Sale | Clifton Chenier | 3:06 | |
102
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Lafayette Waltz | Clifton Chenier | 3:04 | |
103
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Louisiana Two-Step | Clifton Chenier | 4:47 | |
104
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Clifton's Waltz | Clifton Chenier | 3:06 | |
105
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Louisiana Blues | Clifton Chenier | 3:26 | |
106
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Hot Rod | Clifton Chenier | 3:08 | |
107
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Banana Man | Clifton Chenier | 4:14 | |
108
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Ay-Tete-Fee | Clifton Chenier | 3:16 | |
109
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It's Hard | Clifton Chenier | 4:59 | |
110
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I Can't Stand | Clifton Chenier | 3:24 | |
111
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I Can Look Down at Your Woman | Clifton Chenier | 2:41 | |
112
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Accordion Boogie | Clifton Chenier | 3:21 | |
113
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Banana Man (Take 2) | Clifton Chenier | 4:33 | |
114
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Ay, Ai Ai | Clifton Chenier | 3:27 | |
115
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Clifton's Blues (Where Can My Baby Be) | Clifton Chenier | 3:29 | |
116
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Let's Rock Awhile | Clifton Chenier | 3:46 | |
117
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Elmore's Blues | Clifton Chenier | 2:40 | |
118
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Clifton's Two Step | Clifton Chenier | 3:38 | |
119
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Zydeco et Pas Sale (Take 1) | Clifton Chenier | 3:13 |